Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar Prediction: The home team are good against the visiting team at home

Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar Prediction and Odds on 26 October 2025

The upcoming opening matchup in the Australia A-League 2025/2026 round 2 matchup between Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar. Wellington Phoenix will aim to secure a win on their home soil, following their previous tie, while Brisbane Roar will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their previous win to two games. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Wellington Phoenix: Forms and Statistics

Wellington Phoenix extended their winless streak to two during their last five games against Perth Glory in their opening league match, in the match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In the match, Wellington Phoenix had 71% ball possession, 11 total shots, 5 shots on target, 3 big chances, and 1 corner kick. Coming into this match, Wellington Phoenix will aim to secure a win and extend their previous tie and secure their first win on their home soil.

Wellington Phoenix Lineups

🔖 Wellington Phoenix predicted lineup (3-4-3):

Goalkeeper: Joshua Oluwayemi

Defender players: Tim Payne, Isaac Hughes, Mathew Sheridan

Midfielder players: Tze-Xuan Loke, Kazuki Nagasawa, Fin Conchie, Lukas Kelly-Heald

Attacking players: Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Hideki Ishige, Luke Brooke-Smith

⛔️ Unavailable: Alby Kelly-Heald, Tim Payne

👤 Head Coach: Italiano G.

Brisbane Roar: Forms and Statistics

Brisbane Roar extended their winning ways to five games against Macarthur FC, in the match that ended in a 1-0 win. In the match, Brisbane Roar had 36% ball possession, 6 total shots, 2 shots on target, 1 big chance, and 3 corner kicks. Going into this match, Brisbane Roar will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their previous win to two games.

Brisbane Roar Lineups

🔖Brisbane Roar predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Macklin Freke

Defender players: Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Hoisin Bility, Lucas Herrington, James McGarry

Midfielder players: Samuel Klein, Jay O’Shea

Attacking players: Ben Halloran, Henry Hore, Jacob Brazete, Christopher Long

⛔️ Unavailable: Nathan Amanatidis, Ben Halloran, Austin Ludwik, Dimitrios Valkanis

👤 Head Coach: Zadkovich R.

Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar: Head-to-Head Statistics

Wellington Phoenix won two games in their last five games, while Brisbane Roar won one game, and both teams tied in two games. However, both teams scored against one another in two games, and scoring below three goals were recorded in these games.

Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar, they have taken more than 9 corners against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.72;
• In two of their last five games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar, they have had BTTS against one another This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.65;
• In their last five games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar they have had under 3 goals against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In two of their last five games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar they have had one goal at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.74;
• In three of their last five games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar, they have had more than three caution cards against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.61;
• In three of their last six games, Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar they have had draws at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.17

Wellington Phoenix vs Brisbane Roar match Prediction 26 October 2025

I expect Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar to extend their previous scoring abilities in their opening league matchup. Therefore, I predict both teams to find their ways to the net in this encounter, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded, even though they have not scored more than three goals in their last five head-to-head games. However, looking at the home team's record against the visiting team in their last five games on their home soil, the home team have yet to lose. So, I expect the home team to secure a win.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.82 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS goals for a coefficient of 1.65 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: W1 corner kicks for a coefficient of 2.85 in the Bet365 bookmaker.